Toy.



G. ZITO.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20. 1911.

1,284,544. Patented Nov. 12, 1918.

I NV EN TOR.

UNITED STATES PATENT men.

GAETANOZITO, or NEW'YOR'K, N. Y.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 20, 1917. SeriaLNo. 192,310.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, GAETANP Zrro, a 01inzen of the United States, residlng at New York, in the county of the Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a full, clear, andfexact specifithe places marked 6, and. which rodjis'. held.

cation. I n u My invention relates to new and useful improvements in mechanical toys, andhas for its principal object to provide a my, pai

ticularly adapted for the amusement of children, the mechanism of the toy being simple in character, of a novel nature, and inexpensive to manufacture.

Among other features, my inventionro'ntemplates a toy which consists of relatively movable members, preferably horses, having. relatively movable figures mounted thereon,

preferably cavalry soldiers, k'nowntas lane ciers, the said horses being pivotally connected to a hired supporting rod' as' wellas a slidable supporting rod, and allof which members, when the said. rods are -mampulat'ed during the operationof the device, will.

produce an amusing result representing the lanciers: engaged in a contest ofisk'ill'or in deadly combat.

With these and'other objects in view, my

invention consists in. the novel'com'bination and arrangement of parts, andall of "which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device showing the same in normal position.

Fig. 2 is a sectional'front elevation, showing the horses as wellfas the riders in one of the positions assumed, in the operation of.

the device; and

Fig. 3 is a vertical. transverse sectional view, taken substantia'llyon the line 3.3 in Fig. 2, showing generally the manner. of

mounting the various. movable. members and the cooperating figures.

The embodiment of. my. invention shown in the drawing, comprises. a plurality.- of movable members .1. and 2,. representing horses, the front legs: 3and4 of'which' are pivotally connected to asupporting rod.5lat

in fixed position by the handle -7 and the blocks or posts 8, as shown in Fig. 1.. The back legs 9 and 100f the horses land 2 are pivotally connected to the supporting rod 11 at the places marked 12 and 13 andwhich rod 11 is held in slidable engagement .byf thBzllElIiCllB Tand the blocks orposts 8, and is moved backward and forward through the opening 14: in said handle and the .ope'nings 15 'in said blocks, for the purpose of operating the device, as hereinafter ex- Patented NOV: 12,1918:

plained. The front. legs" 3 and sfof the;

horses 1 and 2 are pivotally connected to the bodies of'said horses. at the places marked,

16; and, likewise, the back legs Qand 10" of said horses are also .pivotally connected .to the bodies of the-horses at the places marked 17 Upon-the horses 1 and'QZ'a re mounted diers provided". with lances 20,.- held'in' fixed figures l8 and ].9, representing cavalrysolposition by any suitable fastening means.

The riders 18 and1 9 are held in fiiieol'posi- D'uringthe operation .of the device, when the- I} slidable supporting rodll is.:moved backward and forward, through the opening 14; of the handle7 and'the openings 15 in the blocks 8, the horses 1 and2, by reason of their pivotal connections to the said rod' 11, as well as to the rod 5, will also move" backward and forward, assuming various positions, and'thereby producing a jumping or galloping movement. To prevent the horses, when the toy is in operation, from assuming. a flat position on the supporting rod 5, a slight projection isprovided on. the underside of the bodies of the horses 1" and 2, at the places marked 27, as shown in Fig. 2, andagainst which projection bolts 28, passing through the rear legs 9 and 10.

ofthe horses, abut. In ordertdcatise the bodies. of the riders 18 and119, as. well .as

the. arms 21 and 22. respectivelyof. said riders, to assume various positionswhen the. l i

horses. land. 2 are moved backward and forward, during the operation of the. device as just described, two sets of bands .29 and 30 of "rubber, or other suitable material, are

provided; 011% t Of bands 29 are fastened by any suitable fastening means to thelower ends of the bodies of the said riders at the: places marked 31 and also to the bolts 82,

between the front legs ands of said horses, l,

and which bolts pass between said legs, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The other set of bands 30 are fastened by any suitable rastening means to the hands oi the respective riders at the places marked 33, these bands passing through the months 3% or the horse 1 and 2, and representing reins.

As above explained, in the operation of the device, it will be seen that when the op erator pushes the slidable supporting rod 11 ba;kward and forward, this will cause the horses 1 and 2 to move backward and forward, and by reason of this movement, together with the two sets of bands 29 and 30, of rubber or other suitable material, the bodies as well as the arms of the respective riders 18 and 19 mounted on said horses, will sway backward and forward and assumevm rious positions, and one of which is shown in Fig. 2 of the drawin In the operation, it is, oi course, understood that the operator will hold the handle 7 firmly in one hand and manipulate the rod 11 With the other hand; and when the said rod is moved backward and forward rapidly, the result of such movement gives the impression to the operator that the riders, mounted upon their respective horses, are thrusting their lances at one another and engaged either in a contest of skill or in mortal combat, thereby producing an amusing as well as interesting entertainment for children. It is, of course, understood that any suitable springs, spiral or otherwise, may be substituted for the two sets of bands 29 and 30 above mentioned; and it is ob ions that the invention is susceptible of changes or variations in the constructional details thereof, Without therefore departing from the spirit of the invention, Or the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a toy, a plurality oi fixed and slid able supporting members; a plurality of figures, representing horses, carried by said members; a plurality oi figures, represent ing persons, mounted on said horses; and means for actuating all of said members, with the exception of the fixed supporting members.

2. In a toy, a fixed supporting member; a slidable supporting member; means for supporting said members; a plurality of figures, representing horses, having pivotal connections with said supporting members; a plurality of figures, representing persons, pivotally mounted on said horses; and means for actuating all of said members, with the exception of the fixed supporting member.

3. In a toy, a fixed supporting member; a slidable supporting member; a handle and a plurality of blocks for supporting said supporting members; a plurality of figures, representing horses, each having independent pivotal connection with said supporting ,esep ie members; a plurality of figures, representing persons, carried by said. horses, each having independent pivotal connection with said horses; and manually operated means for actuating all of said members, with the exception of the fixed supporting member.

1. in a toy, the combination oi a handle; a plurality of blocks; a fixed supporting member carried by said handle and said looks; a slidable supporting member also carried by said handle and said blocks; a plurality of figures, rep esenting horses, carried by said supporting members; a plurality of figures, representing persons, mounted on said horses; and means for a :tuating all of said members, with the exception of the fixed supporting member.

5. In a toy, the combination a handle; plurality of blocks; a fixed supporting member and a slidable supporting member carried by said handle and said blocks; a plurality of figures, representing horses, each ha ing independent pivotal connection with the said supporting members; a plurality oi figures, representing persons, carried by said horses and each having pivotal connection with said horses; and means for actuating all of said members, with the exception of the fixed supporting member.

6. In a toy, the combination of a plurality of figures, representing persons, provided with arms pivotally connected to the bodies 01" said persons; a plurality of figures, representing horses, provided With legs pivotally connected to the bodies of said horses, and to the bodies of which horses the said persons are also pivotally connected; a fixed supporting rod; and a slidable supporting rod for supporting said horses; means for supporting said rods; and means for actuating all of said members, with the exception of the fixed supporting rod.

7. In a toy, the combination of a handle; a plurality of blocks; a fixed supporting member and a slidable supporting member supported by said handle and said blocks; a plurality of figures, representing horses, each having independent pivotal connection with said supporting members; a plurality of figures, representing persons, each having independent pivotal connection with said horses, the said persons having arms pivotally connected to their bodies; means for actuating said arms; means for actuating said bodies; and means for actuating all of said members, with the exception of the fixed supporting member. a

8. in a toy, the combination of a handle; a plurality of blocks; a fixed supporting member and a slidable supporting member supported by said handle and said blocks; a plurality of figures, representing horses, each having independent pivotal connection with said supporting members; a plurality of figures, representing persons, each having independent pivotal connection with said horses, the said persons having arms pivotally connected to their bodies; means for actuating said arms; means for actuating said bodies; means for limiting the backward movement of said bodies; means for limiting the backward movement of said horses; and means for actuating all of said members, with the exception of the fixed supporting member.

9. In a toy, a plurality of movable members, representing horses, provided with legs pivotally connected to the bodies of said horses; a fixed supporting rod and a slidable supporting rod carrying the said horses and to which horses the said rods are pivotally connected; means for supporting said rods; a plurality of figures, representing persons, pivotally connected to the bodies of said horses, said persons being provided with arms also pivotally connected to their bodies; means for swaying backward and of various pivotally connected members and which objects are pivotally connected to the fixed and movable supporting members, whereby when the movable member is actuated said objects will assume various positions.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

GAETANO ZITO.

Witnesses:

IRWIN KURrz, GEO. A. HOFFMAN.

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